Update Number 4:
I finished coding for the day, but unfortunately I did not get as much done as I wanted to. Throughout this whole process I have been following a tutorial on how to make a 2d top down shooter game in Game Maker Studio 2 (The tutorial is by Peyton Burnham on YouTube and he will be credited in the game). The tutorial is 13 parts long and to get it done on time with a little extra time to polish it, I've been aiming for about 3 tutorials a day with one day getting an extra tutorial. It's been helping me learn and understand code and how to code in game maker more and more, especially since some of the tutorials touch on things I have learned before. Well. Turns out part 6 is the most complex out of the bunch and requires extra time and effort to really understand why the code is being made, and in the tutorial itself he mentioned that if you're binging the tutorials, you might have to come back to part 6 tomorrow because it might be too much information and coming back with fresh eyes will help you learn better.
I took a quick 30 minute to an hour long break, thinking that would refresh my mind a bit more... and all the information I was receiving was going in one ear and out the other. So I'll do that one tomorrow instead!
However, this does not mean I didn't get a lot of work done, I just didn't get as much as I wanted to get done.
Some things that were added were:
- Added Dog Wizard's tail so he looks more like a dog when far away
- Changed the main projectile to match the magic wand a little more
- Added multiple wands with different projectiles and fire rates
- Added the ability to switch through the wands
- Added enemies and the ability to kill them
- Added moving zombie cats
What I am most excited for are the weapons, as adding them and customizing them is SUPER easy and it makes me want to add more. It might cause a problem with balance as one weapon might end up being extremely overpowered, but if the player is having fun... is it really a problem? (it might be)
Here's a little sneak peak at the different wands you can pick from!
the basic magic wand
A rapid-firing blue wand
a multi firing purple wand
this update doesn't have any gifs to show off the game this time, mainly because I am very tired. turns out, spending HOURS of your day coding a game and learning about coding takes up a lot of energy, and I'd rather play the sims 2 right now. So I'll take a break for the day, and just hope that I can get enough of the tutorials done, because unfortunately for me, today is my last full day off of the week.
I'll post another update tomorrow, I hope you all enjoy in the meantime!